The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-23


Receipts same day last year. 1,126 3,407
FINANCiAL-Money is easy.
Domestic EGcbGpqe-Steady. Banks and
bankers are buying sight drafts at Is per cent
discount and selling at par@S per cent pre-
MUM.
Foreign Erchamge-The market is weak.
Commercial demand, 81 S3A sixty days.
So S1$f; ninety days, 81 S1A; francs, Paris and
Havre, commercial, SIXTY days So 2434; Swiss,
S. 2F34; marks, sixty days 9iA.
SECURITIEs-The market is weak for stocks,
and dull for all classes of bonds.
STOCKS AND BoNDs-City BORds-Quiet. At
lanta per cent long date, los bid, 10 asked;
Atlanta per cent, us bid, III asked; Augusta
psF Gs on lSn date eae b bid PS
per cent, 100 bid, los asked; Macon 6 per cent,
III bid. liz asked; new Savannah per cent,
October coupons, 1919 bid, l02 asked; new
Savannah per cent, November coupons, lOl
bid, 101A asked.
state Bonds Market steady, with light sup
ply. Georgia new 6s, 1899. 1914 bid, 102 asked;
Georgia new 41ss, 1919 bid. 10,16 asked; Geor-
ga per cent gold, quarterly coupons, 1O1
bid, 10S15 asked; Georgia per cent, coupons
January and July. maturity 1896, 12O bid, 121
asked.
Railroad StockS-Central common, 11Sl5 bid,
11916 asked; Augusta and Savannah Z per cent
guaranteed. 1872 bid. 1873 asked Georgia com
cent guaranteed, 127 bid, l2S asked; Central
6per cent certificates, 991s bid, 100 asked; At
lanta and West Point, railroad stock, 100 bid,
III asked; Atlanta and West Point per cent
certificates. 1903 bid, l0i asked.
Railroad BOads--MarleC quiet. Savannah,
Florida and Western Railway Company general
mortgage per cent interest, coupons October,
ll5 asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mort
gage consolidated per cent, coupons Janu-
airy and July, maturity 1897, 1l5 bid, l171% asked,
Central consolidated mortgage per cent,
coupons January ana July, maturity 1898, 1l01s
bid l1l14 asked; Georgia railroad IS 1897, JOG
bid Jos asked; Mobile and Girard second mort.
gage Endorsed 9 per cent, coupons January and
July maturity 1889, 102 bid 1887 asked: Mont
and Fufnnla
indorsed by Central railroad, 1861 bid. los
asked; Marietta and North Georgia first mort
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta first mort
gage III bid 1lst6 asked; Charlotte, Column
pa and Augusta second mortgage'
40 asked; Western Alabama second mort
gage Endorsed per cent, 10s bid, 100 asked:
South Georgia and Florida Endorsed, 1lS bid,
10 asked South Georgia and Florida second
mortgage, ia bid, ll6 asked; Augusta and
Knoxville first mortgage 7Iper cent, III bid.
ll2 asked Gainesville jefferson and South
ern first mortgage guaranteed, ll4l2 bid, lf513
asked; Gainesville, Jefferson and Southern not
guaranteed, 113 asked; Ocean Steamship
per, cent bonds, guaranteed by Cen
tral railroad, i029 bid, 1854 asked; Gainesville,
Jefferson and Southern second mortgage
guaranteed 113 asked; Columbus and
Rome first mortgage bonds. iudorsed by Cen
tra railroad, i04 bid, 1o51a asked; Columbus
ana a61 Western per cent gna anli e,.l;
mortgage per cent 100 bid, 10 asked.
Bank Stocks-Nomiual. Southern Bank of
the State Of Georgia 1875 bid, 201 asked; Mer
chants National Bank, III asked; Savannah
Bank and Trust Company, % bid, 10Y asked;
National Bank Of Savannah, l2) bid, l2l asked |;
pglethorpe Savings and Trust Company, lO'
bid, los asked.
Gus Stocks~,Savannah Gas Light stock, ex-
dividend, 20 bid, 2lI5 asked; Mutual Gas Light
Stock, 20 bid, % asked.
BACON Market steady: demand good;
smoked clear rib sides, 9>9c shoulders
tI@c; dry sailed clear rib sides, 01sc; long clear,
VIC; shoulders none; hams DC.
BAGGISG AND TIEs-Market quiet, We quote
Bsagging-254 DIS. s46pS1fci lbs 7f5o134c; ~
lbs 1Li1c, according TO brand and quantity.
iron ties--Arrow and other brands. 81 l5@l -
Per bundle, according 10 brand and quantity
Tagging andties in retail lots fraction higher
BCTTER-Market steady; oeomargarine, IlD
l6c; choice Goshen, lsc; gilt edge, &c; cream
cry. 25dGIsc.
CApBAGE-Northern, 10@12c.
CuEEsE-giarket nominal small demand;
stock light We quote 1l@l5c. r..
CoFFEE The market is firm. We quote for
small lots: Ordinary 20c; fair, 2lc; good, 22c'
cholcc. "2l3c: peaberry, &c.
DRIED FEurr-Apples, eyaporated, l3c: peeled,
&c. Peaches peeled, i0c; unpeeied' 5GD'c' Cur-
rants, &c. Citron, &c,
Wequote: Prints 4Gs6c; Georgia brown shirt
ing, 81, NC; rs do, 5lsc; ~ brown sheet
lng, 61Go; white osnaburgs, St9@l0c; checks,
GS4G9?cj yarns S5c for best makes brown drill
TlsH We quote full weights Nfackerel-No
!. % 00d10 90; No 3, half barrels, nominal,
~ 0lGl' W; No =. 81 1908 50. lierrins--No ],
-oc; scaled 25c; cod. 5GDec
>, fLoUR-aIarkot unsettled: demand moderate.
we quote: Extra, - 00q4 10. fancy 81 h0GB
10; choice patent, So 2515 90; family, u ~
oFRuIT--Lcmons-D fair We quote;
Is 0006 co.
:, GRAIN-Corn-- Market very firm; demand
iRhL Woquote: White corn, job lots Gac car
i,oad lots, Gic; mixed corn, Job lots. 6bci ear
loaa lots, &c Oats steady; demand good, we
quote: Mixed oats f3c; car load lots. 4Oc. Bran,
~ ~ Meal. 1si6c. Georgia grst per sack.
~ 10: gIlEt. per bushel 15c